Brandon, Forshaw Heath Road, Earlswood, Solihull, B94 5JX

Brandon is a three-bedroom detached house in Earlswood, Solihull, Solihull (B94 5JX). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 162 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £665,000 is 47.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 17.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017.